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SOLAR-B

M-V launch from Uchinoura (Kagoshima) (Japan) on September 22, 2006, carrying 3 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

September 22, 2006 · 21:36 UTCLaunch 2006-041Launch no. 4,793 in the log
RocketM-Vvariant 1
SpaceportUchinoura (Kagoshima)pad M-V
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyISASJapan

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
September 22, 2006, 21:36
Launch designation
2006-041
Mission
SOLAR-B
Flight name
SOLAR B
Vehicle flight ID
M-V-7

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
697 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.910 t
Payloads
3
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Hinode2006-041ANORAD 29479Institute of Space and Astronautical SciAstronomy900 kgIn orbit
SSSAT2006-041DNORAD 29482Institute of Space and Astronautical SciTechnology6 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Sep 25, 2006
HITSAT-OSCAR-592006-041FNORAD 29484Hokkaido Institute of TechnologyCommunications4 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jun 18, 2008

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.